Julien Leparoux

The number of horses dropped into the entry box Wednesday is a surprise, but it doesn't come close to the shock it will be if the $1 million Kentucky Derby prep isn't won by Nyquist or Mohaymen.

Nyquist, last season's 2-year-old Eclipse champion, is 6-for-6, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Mohaymen is 5-for-5. His resume includes this winter's Holy Bull and Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park. The wins over the track influenced Gulfstream morning line odds-maker Jay Stone to make Mohaymen, who will break from Gate 9, a slight even-money favorite over 6-5 Nyquist, who drew the 4 for the...

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